Pub chain JD Wetherspoon sees sales rise 3.6% Free 271224
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon sees sales rise 3.6% Pub chain JD Wetherspoon sees sales rise 3.6% Pub chain JD Wetherspoon says trading has remained “resilient” after reporting an increase in sales. Like-for-like sales in the three months to 15 January grew by 3.6%, but the chain said , externalthe increase was mainly because the bad […]
Wetherspoon pub group cautious on prospects Free 271224
Wetherspoon pub group cautious on prospects Wetherspoon pub group cautious on prospects Pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported a decline in recent underlying sales and says it is cautious about the outlook for the next financial year. The company said like-for-like sales had dipped 0.8% in the 13 weeks to 25 April. It said it […]
Wetherspoon toasts record sales Free 271224
Wetherspoon toasts record sales Wetherspoon toasts record sales Pub operator JD Wetherspoon said it has weathered the recession as it reported record sales levels. Takings grew 1.2% in the year to 26 July, as it kept pubs busy by offering breakfast and other meals, as well as coffee and drinks sales. The firm, which has […]
Sales up at pub firm Wetherspoon Free 271224
Sales up at pub firm Wetherspoon Sales up at pub firm Wetherspoon Pub operator JD Wetherspoon says it has had a “successful” half year after reporting a rise in sales. Like-for-like sales – which strip out the impact of new pubs – were up 1.9% in the six months to 25 January, while total sales […]
Pub chain fails to see Cable joke Free 261224
Pub chain fails to see Cable joke Pub chain fails to see Cable joke Vince Cable’s one-liners may have gone down a storm with Lib Dem delegates but pub chain Wetherspoons is not laughing. It is angry about a passage in the Lib Dem treasury spokesman’s speech to the party’s spring conference in Liverpool. Mr […]
JD Wetherspoon delays smoking ban Free 251224
JD Wetherspoon delays smoking ban JD Wetherspoon delays smoking ban Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has decided to delay its plans to bring in a complete smoking ban at its pubs in England. The company, which planned to introduce the measure in May 2006, now will wait until the government’s smoking ban takes effect in the […]
Non-smoking pubs hit Wetherspoon Free 251224
Non-smoking pubs hit Wetherspoon Non-smoking pubs hit Wetherspoon Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has said profits at its non-smoking pubs have come under pressure as the outlets sell less beer but more food. However, the firm said it remained “convinced” that smoke-free pubs were “the way forward”. It currently has 17 non-smoking outlets as it seeks […]
Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking Free 251224
Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking Wetherspoon pubs ban smoking JD Wetherspoon is to ban smoking in all its 650 pubs by May 2006 amid fears smoky pubs are deterring customers. The firm, which has already pioneered non-smoking areas in its bars and lounges, said that 60 of its pubs will become smoke-free from this May. It […]
Wetherspoon warns on red tape Free 251224
Wetherspoon warns on red tape Wetherspoon warns on red tape Pubs group JD Wetherspoon warned increasing red tape and taxes are hitting the pub industry as it announced a rise in priofits. Pre-tax profits for the year to July rose 5% to £56.1m ($89.76m). The group added current trade in August was positive, with like-for-like […]
Business and the euro Free 281224
Business and the euro Head-to-head: Business and the euro The Treasury is expected to deliver its assessment of the five economic tests for euro entry any minute now. The Treasury is expected to deliver its assessment of the five economic tests for euro entry any minute now. No-one expects the result to be anything other […]